[mythtv-users] MythTV Is Now Forked As Torc

[Tom Lichti]

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Tim Draper <veehexx at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 16 February 2012 12:15, Doug Lytle <support at drdos.info> wrote:
>> This is news to me:
>>
>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1Nzg
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> --
>
> interesting (if true). although it does beg the question; why fork it?
> mythtv has a very good reputation, and i found it alot more cutting
> edge than most HTPC software out there. would it make more sense to
> call "torc", myth 0.26... or maybe myth 0.30, and consider <0.30 the
> 'legacy' code, and >=0.30 whatever this "Torc" project aims for.
>
> maybe phoronix has it wrong. maybe mythtv will stay as it is, and torc
> is for another specific purpose that is yet to be disclosed?

It's been forked by Mark Kendall, who is (was?) a very active
developer, mostly around the video output portion. Seems odd...

Tom